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For the past few years, I have been working with Jesse C. Jones (a lifetime friend of the Crosnoes) on a number of books and new testament bible study guides. These books are all available on scribd on my account there. You can add them to your kindle account if you have one so you can read them from there. The books are free to download and share – whatever works for you.

In these books, Jesse occasionally shares personal references to when he had an encounter with the Lord and mentions my mom and dad specifically in the book “A Man of God” which is about Brother Frid (a great bible teacher and mentor). It is a remarkable body of work and I am glad to have been able to help make them available. I served as both editor and publisher and am mentioned in the preface for the bible study guides.

I also did the simple cover work on the bible study guides, but a fabulous artist named Rex Morache did the others. I found him while looking for the cover art for the book on Revelation. The cover for that book is one of his works that he permitted us to use on the book. The others he created specially for us.

Have you ever studied the bible and found things you just couldn’t reconcile with your mind and your Spirit? I believe if we are honest, we all have. My good friend and biblical mentor for many, many years — has put together a book for us to help us on some very complex concepts and perhaps take us all a little deeper in understanding too. It is dense with scripture references if you are studying to teach others on topics this little book includes. Jesse C. Jones the author just added Chapter 8 and the entire book is available for free via Scribd. You can read it there or download it and read it on your own computer or even print out whole chapters if you like. We hope it will enrich your study of the bible and drive you to Him in prayer for understanding in your own spirit. May you be richly blessed in your personal study and journey. May you know Him and the fullness of His call and anointing on your life.

The cover graphic was graciously provided by Rex Morache who was in California and now is in Texas. You can see more of the wonderful work of Rex Morache on flicker here.

I hope something that I do or say will cause you to see my heavenly Father because that is the important mission. My earthly father, Ted Crosnoe, was a bible teacher; I am taking this opportunity to share a few of his teachings. I am experimenting with Sound Cloud as a place to store some of his work. Let me know how you like it. I hope you enjoy and appreciate how much he loved the Lord and His Word.

This one is on Isaiah 9. It was given back in the 1960s at a bible study that met at a church before evening services. It was recorded on cassette tapes and had two sides but the whole thing is approximately 52 minutes in length (side A + side B).

Click on the tracks above to listen or visit my profile on SoundCloud here>>>

Isaiah 9 King James Version (KJV)

9 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

11 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the Lord of hosts.

14 Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

15 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Many years ago, I met Jesse C. Jones and his lovely young family in Pasadena Texas. I grew up there and went to school there…..

Years later we reconnected and I discovered that he was writing books. His first was self published and is available in print via Amazon and other booksellers.

My review of this his first book is online there and below here:

When I was growing up in Pasadena Texas, my parents met the Lord in a life changing way and were friends with the author of this book. They established a bible study for the children of the adults getting to know the Lord and studying the Word together. We met in the ‘upper room’ at Jesse’s house and we studied so we could grow in the knowledge of Jesus and His Word. I have a lot of love and a depth of gratitude to this author for helping guide me to the Lord at an early age.

I am so glad he has written this book. It is like none other that you have read — probably because Jesse is an engineer rather than a story teller. It is not a long book, but it is dense with scripture; some printed out for you and more references to take you as deep as you want to go with each chapter. I have suggested to Jesse that it would be perfect to provide online for small groups to use as guidance for bible studies. It is both foundational and for the believer who wants to go deeper. Isn’t the Word like that though?

I marvel that eternity may not be long enough to get to know our Creator! It is like an expanding understanding whether you go outward or inward. Time and dimensions seem to expand and contract as needed as we move in Him. I marvel at both the complexity and the simplicity of the Gospel.

One other thing that is very special about this book is the way Jesse had it published and what he does with the proceeds. He self published and any profits go to help a food bank in his community. So read the book and bless your life and a local community as well. What a roll model for us all! Thank you Jesse for oh so many things. May the Lord bless this effort in ways beyond your comprehension~

This author has more books available online via my Scribd account there (scrosnoe). They are free and downloadable and sharable too! One of she latest ones is discussed here […] and it talks about one of the bible teachers sent to this author in the early days of his spiritual development. My family was on that journey with him so it is a very precious story to me.

Since then and in the past couple of years, Jesse has written a series of books available online and free to download. We have been honored to have Rex Morache, a gifted graphic artist, provide many of the covers — each one special and timely.

You can read them online and/or download and print. I believe they would make good study guides for home bible study groups because they are so dense with scripture references. You decide what works best for you and share freely as we have here.

[Editor’s note: The Bible says in not one, but two places that your old men shall dream dreams and your young men shall see visions (see Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17), so we should expect this to occur. A dream/vision may be prophetic. It can also be for a warning. If you don’t understand a matter, it is always good to go to the Lord about the matter and ask Him for clarification.

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When Clint shared this with me that is what I did. My heavenly Father did not confirm or deny the accuracy of the vision to me relative to the date. I have shared it with a few trusted friends and do not get any yeahs or nays only questions. As I prayed and pondered, I began to see more and more things lining up with the fact that the USA is under judgement and walking arrogantly now against the will of God in many areas. Our heavenly Father loves us and wants us to walk righteously and receive His Son and be a blessing to others. He loves us enough to call us to repentance in many ways and on many levels.

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Over and over and over again, the bible tells us ‘he who hath an ear let him hear’. Are you listening? What is He telling you? So I asked the Lord about sharing this word, because you see, I serve as a watchman on the wall. If I know trouble is coming and fail to warn the people, than I am complicit and a part of the problem rather than the solution (see Ezekiel 33). The penalties for failure to warn are severe. Thus I have chosen to publish the series.

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Please seek the Lord in this matter and ask Him what it means for you and your household and for the nation. My prayer is that we will repent, turn from our wicked ways, and turn to the Lord seeking Him while we yet may do so.

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II Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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Timing 6 – What will Happen to the USA, When

by Clint Young (reprinted with permission)

In the last 5 e-mails[posts] I have defined 4 different Biblical time periods and shown how they interrelate with each other. I have attempted to be accurate putting each scripture in context with those around it and the rest of the Word. I have asked the Heavenly Father for wisdom and submitted my thoughts and timing ideas to Him. I do believe that the first 4 e-mails are accurate regarding the timing of the 2300 days, the 1290 days, the 1335 days, and the 1260 days.

Perhaps you feel these matters are not important now and perhaps you are right. Yet, things are changing very rapidly in the Middle East and these days may soon be upon the world. If this happens, it will affect you and your family.

The 5th e-mail[post] pointed out that the time period of 2300 days which includes the 1290 days, the1260 days and most of the 1335 days, may soon begin. I define “soon” as within the next couple of years.

In this final e-mail[post] regarding timing I will define what will happen to the USA and when. This is based upon a vision that I received in January 2009. I do believe the vision that I received was accurate. This vision was very vividly burned into my memory, much more so than daily events.

Now to answer the question, what will happen to the USA, when?

Every empire falls. This is the history of the nations and of empires of nations. The USA will fall. The 10 international banker families who now control most of the world’s currencies have been at work to insure that the USA does fall. Currently, these families pretty well control the USA through the Federal Reserve which they own. The president appoints the head of the Federal Reserve. Yet, the money of the Federal Reserve buys the president and well over 90% of congress. So before any president appoints a Federal Reserve head, the international banker families who own the Federal Reserve decide who will be appointed. The Federal Reserve has a very big problem. That problem is that they know hyperinflation is coming to the USA. In fact they orchestrated it through the spending policies of Obama and Bush. When the USD (United States Dollar) will no longer buy anything due to the coming hyperinflation, then the Federal Reserve will lose control. When the USD is worthless the American peoples will demand that the Federal Reserve be absolved. At that point the large banking families of the world will lose control of the USA. They are not about to let that happen. Instead they will insure the USA is destroyed.

This is the reason that for the last 20 years one USA factory after another has been exported outside of the USA. The bankers want to insure that the world wide manufacturing base stays in tact after the USA lies in ashes. About all that is left of the manufacturing base in the USA is the assembly of larger assemblies from smaller sub assemblies that are built outside the USA. The assembly of sub assemblies into larger assemblies is the easiest of manufacturing and can more easily be reproduced.

Many of the few remaining manufacturing plants in the USA are foreign owned. These foreign owned companies have insured that any manufacturing that occurs in the USA is duplicated in their own countries. A tremendous amount of documentation and travel has occurred by American engineers to insure that American based manufacturing can be and is duplicated elsewhere in the world.

The bankers will buy any remaining USA based manufacturing capability they want to preserve in the next 18 months. They will have this manufacturing capability quickly exported. I know one mover who can come into any factory and crate up all huge machines and tools and have them shipped anywhere in the world. This entire process does not take months. It can be done in a few weeks time in most cases. He has shipped a lot of once USA factories to somewhere else in the world. Of course this always meant the loss of a lot of jobs.

If you have any doubt about what I am saying here, just look at the empty factories throughout the USA that once where a source of jobs and wealth for the USA. Almost all of them are gone. Most that remain are foreign owned. Just look at the lost of jobs in the USA. Job creation will continue to be a worsening problem until the USA goes down.

The international bankers are going to burn down the house called the USA. They have and are still removing all that they want to keep before it is burned. I just brought to light one aspect of what they want. That is the manufacturing capability. There are many evidences that soon the financial owners of the USA house are going to burn it down. The question is when? To answer the “when”, I did ask the Heavenly Father in January of 2009, “when will the USA be destroyed”.

The same evening I asked, I received a vision answering the “how” and the “when”. In this vision I was taken to a continuous time wall which begins in 2012. Beyond that time all events and associated timing are hidden. When I came to the wall, I said that I can not go past the wall. At that moment I was taken up in the air above the wall. Above that wall is a lake of fire. When I saw the fire I was afraid and tried to back away. Flames from the fire quickly surrounded me but I was not burned. I was no longer afraid. I became aware that another being was with me. I assumed it was an angel. But I do not know for sure. The other being told me to cross the lake of fire. As I stepped I glided over the top of the lake of fire. Every direction I stepped, I glided. It was like walking was transformed into gliding. As I crossed the lake of fire I noticed what look like a black periscope. Instead of going up, the periscope went down into the continuous wall below. I instantly knew what the periscope would do. Anyone that looked into it could see all the coming events of the future and when these events would occur. I do not know how I knew this. I just knew. I started to glide over to the periscope. I wanted to look into this most revealing periscope. But the being with me said “NO.” Then I looked at the fire around me and became afraid again. I immediately obeyed the companion I was with. It was not meant for me to look into that periscope. Perhaps it is reserved for another. I do not know.

The lake of fire looked like it went forever. Yet, I glided quickly over it. It seemed like it took no time at all to cross. At the other side of the lake of fire there was a large tunnel. I went into it. It was lighted but it was not bright light. Suddenly, I started to go down this tunnel very fast. The walls started to become very hazy as I went down the tunnel because I going so fast. Soon I came out in the air. I was high above the USA approximately in the middle of the country. I was looking to the South and to the East of the USA. Immediately, I started to see a few nuclear explosions in the South and then on the East Coast. Then many explosions followed. It looked like the whole land towards the South and the East was destroyed. I never was allowed to turn to the West in this vision. These explosions occurred within a few minutes. As I was watching these nukes go off, a large banner went across the sky. Written on the banner was “JULY 8, 2013.” Then I heard a voice which said “July 8, 2013.”

Immediately after both seeing and hearing the date of “July 8, 2013” I was back in the bed where I had laid down for the evening. I was not in a dream state nor had I yet gone to sleep prior to seeing this vision. It took me a few moments to realize where I was. Everything that I saw and heard was very vividly recorded in my memory, more so than ever day events. I think this is the case because what happened in this vision was apart from the flesh. So there is no distortion of the vision by the flesh.

If the July 8, 2013 date for the nuclear destruction of the USA is correct, then there is little time left. The peoples of the USA will not see the end of the daily sacrifice and the beginning of the great tribulation. However, they may see the building of the temple (“sanctuary”). They may see the beginning of the daily sacrifice. We will see.

I have no desire to see the USA destroyed. I enjoy many benefits this country has to offer. My family lives here and I do wish for them to also enjoy what I have for so many years.

Nonetheless, if this vision is accurate, then I do believe July 8, 2013 will be the day of tremendous nuclear destruction upon the peoples of the USA.

This is the last e-mail[post] I will write this year concerning timing. If the geopolitical landscape changes to allow the certain building of the temple (“sanctuary”), I will let you know if I am capable of doing so at the time.

Always go the Heavenly Father for guidance and clarification of anything you think you should or should not do regarding end time events.

[Editor’s note: This is the sixth of a series of 6 posts about biblical ‘end times’ prophecy given to me in email format October/November 2011 and is reprinted with permission. Clint Young is a friend of mine and has been for many many years. I know him to be a man of integrity and a serious student of scripture. He has a very analytical mind and has spent a great deal of time studying scripture relative to prophetic events (past present and future). I will give you the series on timing first and then some practical advice and tips he has shared with me over the years. Please join with me and examine your heart and see if you are ready for whatever might lie ahead of us. Ask the Lord not only about the condition of your heart but the condition of the nation and if there is anything we can yet do as individuals and as bodies of believers to help one another to see the salvation of the Lord in our midst in ways that will bring as many to Him as possible. It is important that we keep looking to Him for the answers and know the signs of the times!/sc]

Timing 5 – Shortness of Time

by Clint Young (reprinted with permission)

I have sent you 4 e-mails[posts] looking at timing of last days events based upon 4 periods of time defined in the Bible. These 4 time periods center around the rebuilding of the Jewish temple or “sanctuary” as Daniel named it. After the building of the “sanctuary”, the daily sacrifice will begin. The last e-mail[post] defined 2345 days of events that will occur starting with the daily sacrifice.

To date[written in 2011 for reference to future readers] NO temple (“sanctuary”) has been built. NO daily sacrifice has begun. Yet, the Middle East is dramatically changing very rapidly. Soon Syria and Iran may be at war. The powers of the USA have recently convinced Turkey to turn its support from Syria. This in itself is very significant and has happened within the last week.

The bottom line is that rapid change has occurred this year in the Middle East and is still occurring. Among these many changes to come may be an agreement that will pave the way for Israel and the Jews to rebuild their temple (“sanctuary”) on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem.

When this even occurs, please refer to the 4th e-mail[post] to define the final last days timing per the defined Biblical times of 2300 days, 1290 days, 1335 days, and 1260 days.

I have put these 4 time periods in perspective based upon what the verses say about these days and supportive Biblical scriptures.

Realizing the time may be short before these last day events occur, I have proceeded with haste to take care of personal matters that take time.

I know that this type of thinking may be strange to you. Yet, I do believe that we have very little time and need to take care of any important matters or business that requires significant time to accomplish.

Soon I will send you the 6th and last e-mail[post] regarding the timing of the last days. You may wish to save them in a folder titled “Timing”. This topic may not be too interesting to you now. But as more Middle East and world events start to unfold the content of these e-mails may serve you well to understand the timing of major events in the last days.

Always go the Heavenly Father for guidance and clarification of anything you think you should or should not do regarding end time events.

[Editor’s note: This is the fifth of a series of 6 posts about biblical ‘end times’ prophecy given to me in email format October/November 2011 and is reprinted with permission. Clint Young is a friend of mine and has been for many many years. I know him to be a man of integrity and a serious student of scripture. He has a very analytical mind and has spent a great deal of time studying scripture relative to prophetic events (past present and future). I will give you the series on timing first and then some practical advice and tips he has shared with me over the years. Please join with me and examine your heart and see if you are ready for whatever might lie ahead of us. Ask the Lord not only about the condition of your heart but the condition of the nation and if there is anything we can yet do as individuals and as bodies of believers to help one another to see the salvation of the Lord in our midst in ways that will bring as many to Him as possible. It is important that we keep looking to Him for the answers and know the signs of the times!/sc]